Legal Counsel

Arrow Electronics; Sevenum; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time

Competitive pay

Work-life balance

Home office

International environment

Job summary

Arrow Electronics is seeking a Legal Counsel to draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and to lead negotiations with external parties. The role involves advising management, sales and finance on legal matters within a multinational environment, and handling corporate transactions.

Requires a full European law degree, admission to practice, and a minimum of 3 years as an attorney. English proficiency is essential; a second language is valued. Fast-paced, international team.

Qualifications

• Completed a full legal degree in your European country/jurisdiction and passed all state exams.
• Must be licensed to practise law as an attorney or local equivalent (e.g. solicitor, Rechtsanwalt).

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts, leading negotiations with external parties.
• Review and resolve all legal issues in a multinational company and act as counsellor to management, sales and finance.

Skills

English fluency

EU law knowledge

Independent worker

Team player

Education

Law degree

Job description

• Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts. Being the leader at the negotiation table with external parties to represent the company.
• Review and resolve all aspects of legal-related issues that can occur in a multinational company.
• Thrive in the role of a counsellor when interacting with management, sales and finance on legal/business related matters.
• Work on corporate-related transactions and matters.
• Review complex documents, standard and non-standard, and letters/general communications received from external clients or customers.
• Research and analyse statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, EU treaties and legal codes. Draft legal memoranda and other applicable documents and communications.
• Interface with sales teams and maintain working relationships with other departments and stakeholders with the company.
• Assist in development of legal-related training materials and conduct seminars and training of sales organisations and other business organisations of the company.
• Work with external counsel for litigation matters.
• Work is fast paced.
• Completed a full legal degree in your European country/jurisdiction and passed all state exams.
• You are licensed to practise law as an attorney (or local equivalent term, e.g. solicitor, Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin, abogado/abogada, etc.)
• Minimum 3 years at a law firm or company where you were practising as an attorney (internships or non-attorney jobs, for example, are not applicable).

Legal Counsel (m/w/d)

Job Description

• Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts. Being the leader at the negotiation table with external parties to represent the company.
• Review and resolve all aspects of legal-related issues that can occur in a multinational company.
• Thrive in the role of a counsellor when interacting with management, sales and finance on legal/business related matters.
• Work on corporate-related transactions and matters.
• Review complex documents, standard and non-standard, and letters/general communications received from external clients or customers.
• Research and analyse statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, EU treaties and legal codes. Draft legal memoranda and other applicable documents and communications.
• Interface with sales teams and maintain working relationships with other departments and stakeholders with the company.
• Assist in development of legal-related training materials and conduct seminars and training of sales organisations and other business organisations of the company.
• Work with external counsel for litigation matters.
• Work is fast paced.

Minimum Requirements

• Completed a full legal degree in your European country/jurisdiction and passed all state exams.
• You are licensed to practise law as an attorney (or local equivalent term, e.g. solicitor, Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin, abogado/abogada, etc.)
• Minimum 3 years at a law firm or company where you were practising as an attorney (internships or non-attorney jobs, for example, are not applicable).

Other Requirements/plusses

• Requires working knowledge and experience of EU law.
• Having worked in B2B distribution or IT a plus.
• Must be absolutely proficient in the English language (written and spoken).
• A second fluent language other than English is highly valued.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must thrive working with a diverse, international team with colleagues and cultures all over the world.
• You are a team player in the European legal team, supporting other team members who also support you.
• Fluency in technology, willing and eager to use and adapt to new technologies and AI. You have no issue working in digital spaces with modern legal programs.

Benefits

• Full-time position
• Competitive pay
• Good work-life balance
• Home office opportunities
• Other benefits depending of the location
• International work environment with colleagues and business partners from all over the world.
• Supportive and friendly legal colleagues

Arrow is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse working environment by providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons.

Location

DE-Neu Isenburg, Germany (Frankfurter St)

Time Type

Full time

Job Category

Legal